Vacation
Janeway stepped onto the holodeck, Chakotay following closely behind. Immediately, she was greeted with a breathtaking waterfront view and a small cottage surrounded by woods.
"Do you like it?" Chakotay asked gently as Kathryn reached for the handle of the cottage's weather-beaten wood door.
"It's beautiful. The water, the woods, it's perfect Chakotay."
"I thought you would like it," he smiled.
She pushed open the door to reveal a small sitting room.
"This way," Chakotay said, leading her eagerly out to a sun porch, where they both sank down into a soft royal blue couch. The sun began to set, casting streaks of red and orange across the canvas sky.
Chakotay put an arm around her shoulders. Kathryn opened her mouth to protest, but thought better of it. She knew that it was impossible for her and Chakotay to ever be together and it made her heart ache in a thousand ways, but right then, while sitting under the sunset, with his arm around her shoulders, she knew that she had all she needed. Not everything she wanted, but everything she needed.